Thu, 11.05.2023

Dissecting the forces that govern epigenetic memory

The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana shows a striking natural variation in a key epigenetic marker. Researchers from the Nordborg group at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences sought to uncover what causes this variation. In a new study, the researchers…

Mon, 08.05.2023

Scientific Research Career Paths Are Not Always Direct, Researchers Share At Vienna Girls' Day

During a region-wide event on April 27, GMI welcomed a cohort of female secondary school students from Vienna to learn about career paths for professions in the natural sciences.

Tue, 18.04.2023

Proteome Pioneer Award for Karl Mechtler

Karl Mechtler, Head of the Proteomics Tech Hub at IMP, IMBA, and GMI, is the first Austrian scientist to receive the prestigious Juan Pablo Albar Proteome Pioneer Award from the European Proteomics Association.

Mon, 03.04.2023

Yasin Dagdas elected to the OeAW’s Young Academy

Yasin Dagdas, group leader at the Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology (GMI) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), is a newly elected member of the OeAW’s Young Academy. With its excellent young researchers from all disciplines, the Young Academy is one of the pillars…

Tue, 28.03.2023

Farewell & thanks to Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid

At the end of March, Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid will retire from GMI.

Tue, 07.03.2023

Potential of genetic engineering for agriculture

At Science Update, experts discuss misconceptions surrounding genetic engineering and the potential for modern methods in improving crop production

Fri, 03.03.2023

The dual face of photoreceptors during seed germination

Seed germination depends on light in many plants. But not always: Aethionema arabicum, a plant adapted to challenging environmental conditions, does it its own way. Here, the phytochromes, the receptors for red and far-red light, play an unexpected role in seed germination and time this…

Fri, 10.02.2023

Autophagy: The molecular regulation of self-eating

Autophagy, or “self-eating”, is an essential cellular quality control mechanism that clears the cell of protein aggregates and damaged organelles. This mechanism is inactive under normal conditions and only triggered upon persistent cellular stress. Researchers from the Gregor Mendel…

Tue, 24.01.2023

Bryophytes branch differently… also at the molecular level

Non-vascular bryophytes live in colonies that cover the ground and resemble tiny forests. In a real forest, plants compete for light in different layers of the canopy. If a plant does not receive enough sunlight, it stops lateral branching and instead grows vertically to reach the sunlight.…

Tue, 22.11.2022

ERC Starting Grant for Kelly Swarts

GMI researcher Kelly Swarts to investigate how to help prepare forests for the changing climate